Conn. ethics panel to hold first public hearing

Published 4:44 am, Tuesday, September 1, 2009

HARTFORD (AP) -- A former employee at the University of Connecticut Health Center, accused of using state equipment and time to benefit her private businesses, is the subject of the first public hearing of the Office of State Ethics.

A judge trial referee will preside over the Sept. 11 hearing and the Citizen's Ethics Advisory Board will sit as the jury and decide whether Priscilla Dickman, of Coventry, violated the state's Code of Ethics.

Judge Trial Referee William Wollenberg found probable cause last week that Dickman, a medical technologist, violated state ethics laws by using state resources for her jewelry and travel consulting businesses.